Archive for January, 2012

The answer to, and winner (if any) for, our last contest question of:
This World War Two film had this great line, “I think we hit the sub. I saw it go down.” Name the war comedy.
IS: “1941” the Spielberg film of 1979.
We had no correct eligible answers. Seems the answers sunk with the sub on this one! I don’t dumb down, so please wise up!

Now on to a new Q.: Win a copy of my NEW cd CALLED ‘30′! – (first anti-band CD) or my NEWER cd CALLED ‘NEXT”(‘06) or my NEWEST cd CALLED ‘THIRDS” (May ‘07) or my MORE NEWEST cd Called “FOUR-TH” ‘08 or my MOST NEWEST cd CALLED ‘5-TH’(Nov.’09)( one of the 5 CD set). Hunkasaurus.com (has them all plus videos and more) if you are the first to E-MAIL ME AT THIS ADDRESS: tom-hendricks @ att.net(remove blanks of course) with the correct answer to this art question.

FINE PRINT: The CD prize is only available to those with mailing addresses in the US. Foreign winners will have to settle for the miniscule fame alone, and the satisfaction of a job well done. But don’t forget you can listen to all the music on the website, whether you won or lost – and I’d be glad if you did!

While Melanie Pruit is covering the Oscars for her blog, and letting Musea in on it, we have an indie film question for all. This 1999 horror film really had a bare bones budget ranging from $25,000-$60,000. One site said, the film (was) shot for $35,000 on a camera bought at Wal-Mart (and subsequently returned for a refund)!. It went on to gross almost 250 mill. Now that’s an indie film with legs! Name the film Good luck!

Readers, IF you like these puzzles and would like to resend them to friends, post them on any newsgroup, or any website, please do so. The more the merrier! For tons of past quizzes go to, the musea website at musea.us or the Musea blog at musea.wordpress.com And don’t forget the music/videos at hunkasaurus.com http://www.Myspace.com/Musead(New Friends welcome) http://www.youtube.com/TomHendricksMusea (all my videos)

The answer to, and winner (if any) for, our last contest question of:
This year’s annual Musea Christmas story, ‘Senlin’, about the world’s greatest dancer, had a major plot point connected to this passage,
“COME TO THE WINDOW! Follow me. Do as you’re told!” Then he (Paulo) laughed. She (Senlin) followed. Looking out the open window, down below was a milling crowd. They did NOT cheer. Senlin thought that odd! Then one young man in the center , turned on some music, and began to dance. ‘Quite nice, she thought. Then two girls next to him began to follow his lead, then four, 16, 50, 75+ were all dancing in unison – moonlit dancers in a sapphire blue night! Senlin smiled and clapped her hands. Many on the outskirts of the crowd that were not in on it, clapped in astonishment too. “Wonderful! Wonderful,” said Senlin as she blew kisses to the crowd and they cheered back! “So Paulo that was your scheme. But what do you call that?” –
That’s part one of the two part question to start off the new year: what do you call that, and who invented that?

We had no correct eligible answers. Seems your mob didn’t flash on this one! I don’t dumb down, so please wise up!

Now on to a new Q.: Win a copy of my NEW cd CALLED ‘30′! – (first anti-band CD) or my NEWER cd CALLED ‘NEXT”(‘06) or my NEWEST cd CALLED ‘THIRDS” (May ‘07) or my MORE NEWEST cd Called “FOUR-TH” ‘08 or my MOST NEWEST cd CALLED ‘5-TH’(Nov.’09)( one of the 5 CD set). Hunkasaurus.com (has them all plus videos and more) if you are the first to E-MAIL ME AT THIS ADDRESS: tom-hendricks @ att.net(remove blanks of course) with the correct answer to this art question.

FINE PRINT: The CD prize is only available to those with mailing addresses in the US. Foreign winners will have to settle for the miniscule fame alone, and the satisfaction of a job well done. But don’t forget you can listen to all the music on the website, whether you won or lost – and I’d be glad if you did!

This World War Two film had this great line, “I think we hit the sub. I saw it go down.” Name the war comedy. Good luck!

Readers, IF you like these puzzles and would like to resend them to friends, post them on any newsgroup, or any website, please do so. The more the merrier! For tons of past quizzes go to, the musea website at musea.us or the Musea blog at musea.wordpress.com And don’t forget the music/videos at hunkasaurus.com http://www.Myspace.com/Musead(New Friends welcome) http://www.youtube.com/TomHendricksMusea (all my videos)

Poems written in Dec 2011
Comments welcome.
[poem notes in brackets like this]

POEMS
1 [Loosely based on a passage from
“The Book of General Ignorance”.]

What a day for a nothing event.
In 2003 the Hubble Telescope
was set to ultra deep field mode.
In 1 million seconds, or about 11 days
the photo they made showed tens of thousands
of hitherto unknown galaxies,
each consisting of hundreds of millions
of stars stretching out to a dim lit edge.

2. [in the Chinese Manner]

My friend and I part –
his straw hat soon
gets lost in the wheat.

3. [Future Astrolabe – from Writings In Science
my sci-fi novel]]

A star is like a match
but cool to the touch
let it land and rest
on your outstretched finger
store it in your pocket
for the light you need
on a moonless night
to help you find your way.

4. [Yarn]

“Tigers, jaguars, leopards, and lions
one in every tree.
That forest was thick I tell you kids,
that forest was thick as thieves.

We’d tiptoe in slippers from bole to bole
as they’d snore up in the leaves.
That forest would buzz with “Z’s” my friends,
that forest would buzz with “Z’s.

We had a mate a gentle soul
whose toe was suddenly stubbed.
He yelled. They awoke. A paw came down
and yanked his body up!

I lost them all – all but me
who escaped without a scratch.
Their chomping on bones, and smacking of lips
was enough to cover my tracks!
SAYINGS

Vision is out there, you just have to look.

I can fly, but I have to be dreaming.

Poemette – short poem.

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Tom Hendricks
(editor of the 19 year old zine Musea)
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